I have a Sinar Zoom, and if it enables you to sell off other rollfilm holders you have--if you have them--it might not be as expensive as it seems, though it is kind of fiddly. It also handles 220, if you have a stash.

I've had a Chinese-made 6x17 back for 4x5"--not really such a bad option, and if you get a 6x12, you get masks for other formats typically.

I handled a friend's Horseman 6x12 back once, and it seemed to be well made--sturdier than a Graflex rollfilm holder, but not quite as massive and rugged as Linhof.

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